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Active window to frontI have a small problem
in vista if I used my media keyboard to open a program it would open but now, whilst browsing with firefox and im listening to media monkey and its on the taskbar in vista I could press the media player button on my keyboard and it would bring media monkey to the front,...

General Discussion

Open Excel workbook in active window rather than first windowHi,
I have recently upgraded to Windows 7 and Office 2010 and though I'm starting to get used to all the changes there is one thing which is really bugging me.
When I have two separate Excel windows open and open an Excel file from Windows Explorer the file will open in the first window not...

Microsoft Office

Active Window just disappearsHi All. Newbie here.
I'm running Windows 7 Professional/64 bit on a Dell Latitude E series. I'm also using a Windows Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500.
Everyday, several times during the day, when I release my mouse to use the keyboard, the active window just disappears leaving only my desktop...

Hardware & Devices

Active Window ScreenshotFirst off, I apologize if this thread is in the incorrect forum.
Anyways, when I take a screenshot of an active window on Windows 7, it cuts off the shadow on the edges. Is it supposed to do this? (see attachment)
If not, how can I fix this?
Thanks. :)

General Discussion

how to be able to see the active Window in the TaskbarEver since i went to Window7, i can't tell which window is active when i glance at the task bar. All of the window icons are clear, which makes it almost impossible to tell which one is active.
Does anyone know how i can change the settings or something so that i can tell which window is...

General Discussion

Shaking the active windowI noticed that if you grab the active window in W7 and "shake" it, all other windows are minimized. Is this a new feature in Windows 7???